Artist: Salome

Here's a new single from Brooklyn's Heavens Gate. A woozy shoegazey track that mourns the death of a friend. This is Salome. Heaven's Gate; Salome

Photo by G. Bono In case you missed this great news, here's some details on what will be included in U22s deluxe reissue of their best album, "Achtung Baby": An Uber Deluxe Edition will be the most elaborate (and expensive) version of the set, will include all of the following in a numbered magnetic puzzle-tiled box: • Six CDs including Achtung Baby and its 1993 follow up Zooropa , plus discs featuring B sides, outtakes and reworked versions of unheard [...]

News Last week, we got an anonymous e-mail from someone claiming that Salome drummer Aaron Deal had found a sweet new gig: bass player for perennial MetalSucks faves Darkest Hour. And at first we thought this tipster must be mistaken; after all, the band had made no announcement about parting with bassist Paul Burnette, who has [...]

Last week, we got an anonymous e-mail from someone claiming that Salome drummer Aaron Deal had found a sweet new gig: bass player for perennial MetalSucks faves Darkest Hour. And at first we thought this tipster must be mistaken; after all, the band had made no announcement about parting with bassist Paul Burnette, who has [...]

When Kat Katz split with Salome back in March, I wondered if the band would even try to replace her. And I guess the answer is "No, they won't," because now drummer Aaron Deal is in a new band, Auroboros, and on their Facebook page, he is listed as "ex-Salome." So, the good news, I [...]

I somehow missed the news that Batillus have a split 73 with Mutilation Rites coming out next month; I thought their album Furnace, which is one my favorites of the year so far (read my review here), was all we was gettin' from the doom crew in 2011. But I was wrong! And gloriously so, [...]

Offering outsiders a look at some of what's going on in one of the louder corners of the Brooklyn, practice-space cohorts (and soon-to-be tourmates) Batillus and Mutilation Rites are appearing on a split 73 out next month via hometown label Shinebox. (That's Batillus's cover art above, you'll find Mutilation Rites's below.) The record offers a nice mix of extreme styles: The Batillus quartet's heavy-as-fuck industrialized doom Vs. Mutilation Rites' satanic black metal howling. For their excellent offering, "Cast," Batillus are joined by frontman Fade Kainer's partner (and one of extreme metal's best vocalists) Kat Katz (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, ex- [...]

In the last two years Katherine Katz made her debut as Agoraphobic Nosebleed's third vocalist, recorded the Our Enemy Civilization split with Thou, released Terminal on Profound Lore Records with her original doom band Salome, and toured with acts such as Wolves in the Throne Room, Landmine Marathon and Shrinebuilder. Unfortunately, Kat recently left Salome, but is continuing to make ...

I know that sometimes we, as a community, criticize certain metal singers - or, more accurately, a certain type of metal singer - for belly achin' in their music about shit that happens to everyone and is of no real consequence even if it seems upsetting at the time it happens (e.g., "I hate my [...]

Tweet Well. That didn't last very long. One of my favourite electronic duos apparently couldn't sit on the sidelines very long. Chomping at the bit to continue on their path to world domination, Toronto's Parallels are on the road and have a new single in tow! The track is called Salome and is a continuation of the sparkling tunes we've been treated to since the release of their debut long-player Visionaries . In the event you may have missed them when they came [...]

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Canadian icy synth pop duo Parallels are heading out on tour in a week around the United States, hitting stages live and DJ'ing as well in cities like Phoenix, Toledo, El Paso and Savannah, among others. The band re-released their excellent Visionaries LP at the beginning of the year and they also just dropped a [...]

• Parallels - Salome

Some unfortunate news came out today: vocalist extraordinaire Kat Katz has announced that she has left Virginia minimalist doom trio Salome. The announcement was made via her personal Facebook page and this is what she had to say:I'm no longer in Salome because of personal conflicts within the band. I wish them well if they decide to continue on, and I hope they're successful with all their

Well THIS FUCKING SUCKS THE BIG ONE. Kat Katz, who has to be one of the goddamn motherfucking vocalists working in metal today, has posted the following message on her Facebook page: The doom band just released a new album, Terminal, last fall - in fact, it made my seventh favorite album of 2010. The [...]

Well this sucks. Salome were a shining light in the underground doom metal scene, always putting forward a ferocious performance. We've spoken highly of the band before. But it looks like that's no more. Frontwoman Kat Katz posted on her Facebook wall that she has left the band because of personal conflicts. It's hard to ...

Metal used to be a boy's club… pioneered by sweaty, shirtless dudes in leather pants blasting out the world's loudest and heaviest incarnation of rock 'n' roll for other sweaty, shirtless dudes in the pit. Nothing wrong with that! But a new type of pioneer has been creeping up into metal's consciousness for well over ...

10~ The Meads Of AsphodelThe Murder Of Jesus The Jew [Purchase](Candlelight Records)I'm cheating a bit here. The Murder... is not necessarily the best album of the year, but it's certainly the most bizarre (aside from Sigh's Scenes from Hell perhaps). From black metal wails and unrelenting blasts to trumpet solos, angelic choruses and lengthy soliloquies, I'm not sure if I even like what these

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As the year is comes to a close, we will be taking you through the Best of 2010. Over the next couple of days, expect top 10 album lists from most of our writers, as well as the top stories & videos of the year. Don't forget, you can still submit your Top 10 album ...

Agalloch's Marrow of the Spirit: Apparently not a candidate for best album of the year. Yep yep yep: the right honorable Mr. Phil Freeman of MSN's "Headbang" blog has revealed the 135 finalists which will soon be whittled down for his "Twenty Best Metal Albums of 20103 list, which will presumably be published sometime in [...]

Unartig has posted a video of Batillus performing "The Division" this past Saturday night (November 27th). Joining the band for the song is Kat Katz of Salome and Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Her presence adds welcome energy to the song, and the audio quality is good enough to hear that energy come through! Read more for the video, and check out Batillus' Bandcamp page to stream "The Division." (From

Right on the tail of Salome's new album Terminal, the good folk over at NPR Music offer up another stream of heavy goodness. Available for a limited time is best album of 2010 contender Marrow of the Spirit, by the mighty Agalloch. NPR describes the record as "fire emerging from the fog" and I couldn't agree more. Head on over to the NPR Music page to check it out and let us know what you think